subject:"Answering iPhone"

Re: Answering iPhone

2020-10-24 Thread Michael Irons

Hello everyone I use a pair of Bluetooth headphones to answer the phone. They 
are LG Bluetooth headphones. When a call comes in I press the button on the 
right hand side of the headphones answer the phone. The same button also in the 
Call. The neck band on the headphones vibrates. So you don’t always have to 
have the headphones in your ear.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 22, 2020, at 8:19 AM, mmmat  wrote:
> 
> Yeah.  You can not use Siri to answer the call, but you can use it to call 
> back.  I like it.  It is simple and a workable solution.
>  
> Thanks to the group for all your ideas, it gave me some other options and 
> helped me to think through the process better.
>  
> Mario
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Marty 
> Hutchings
> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:43 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Answering iPhone
>  
> Using SIRI to call back is a good option.  I don’t know how many times that I 
> have tried to call a sighted person and was in the process of leaving them a 
> voice mail when they called me back.  It is not just a blind thing being to 
> slow to answer a call.
>  
> Love in Christ
> Marty
> If we view this present life as our primary goal, we will agree with William 
> Shakespeare who said: “Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and 
> fury, signifying nothing.” From TODAY IN THE WORD June 1, 2020
>  
> From: mmmat
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:54 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Answering iPhone
>  
> He does not really have enough vision for Zoom.  Part of the issue is that he 
> responds slowly and when he hears the phone, then finds it, then makes any 
> gestors to answer the call, it goes to voice mail.
>  
> I did have another thought.  After he misses his call, he can ask SIRI to 
> call back.  Assuming that it is someone he knows or someone in his contact 
> list, Siri will perform a call back.
>  
> Not the greatest option, but maybe a doable solution.
>  
> Mario
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Daniel 
> MacDonald
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:11 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Answering iPhone
>  
> Have you considered voice control? Since  your client has some sight it could 
> be useful. Sadly, it does not work with VoiceOver as well as I, and others I 
> presoom, would like. But for low vision users, their is also Zoom which from 
> what people tell me, works quite well. I am totally blind, so cannot vouch 
> for how well or not, Zoom works.
> Daniel
>  
>  
> 
> On Oct 21, 2020, at 7:34 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
>  
> There is no speak command to answer the phone.
> There is an auto answer setting you can enable but that means it's going to 
> answer whether he's by the phone or not.
> Not my first choice.
> Otherwise I think voiceover gesture is the only way unless he can learn where 
> to touch his finger and slide to answer without voiceover.
> Sadly, Siri will not read emails.
> I suppose you could try turning on speak screen, but he would have to be able 
> to open the email first, and that does not sound possible. So  I would write 
> Apple accessibility as well as call them and ask about getting Siri to read 
> emails. This is the one feature that it should've had from the start and is 
> stupid in my opinion that it does not.
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Richard
> "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass 
> himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient 
> hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted not 
> granting grace to others, I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward 
> Herbert
>  
> 
> On Oct 21, 2020, at 3:12 PM, mmmat  wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Group,
>  
> I am working with an individual that is very low vision and is also suffering 
> from a mild case of dementia and he gets overwhelmed easily.  He is using an 
> iPhone 8 and I am very reluctant to turn on voice over.  I think it will be 
> too difficult for him to remember the voiceover commands.
>  
> There are two immediate  things that I want to accomplish with him using the 
> Hey Siri command or any other speaking options if available.
>  
> First is there an easy way to answer a incoming phone call without being able 
> to see the screen.  Second, we were able to successfully send an email 
> message using the Hey Siri command.  Is there a way to have Siri read and 
> email message aloud.  Every  time I ask Siri to read my email messages, it 
> only tells me the name of the sender and the subject line and does not read 
> the actual email message.
>  
> Any help is much a

Interesting, as I thought Apple'sSiri could
Read EMailMessages. Thought this would have been
Possible since Apple Controls the Hardware & Software.
Samsung'sBixby (i.e.,
Samsung'sPersonalAssistant) can Read
EMailMessages, TextMessages, etc etc. & ON
Samsung's Galaxy MobilePhones
the AutomaticAnswer is only Activated when
Connected to either a BlueToothHeadset or a WiredHeadset

At 03:34 PM 10/21/2020, you wrote:

There is no speak command to answer the phone.
There is an auto answer setting you can enable
but that means it's going to answer whether he's by the phone or not.

Not my first choice.
Otherwise I think voiceover gesture is the only
way unless he can learn where to touch his
finger and slide to answer without voiceover.

Sadly, Siri will not read emails.
I suppose you could try turning on speak screen,
but he would have to be able to open the email
first, and that does not sound possible. So I
would write Apple accessibility as well as call
them and ask about getting Siri to read emails.
This is the one feature that it should've had
from the start and is stupid in my opinion that it does not.

Richard
"He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge
over which he must pass himself,â€ and we
forget that only grace can break the cycle of
ancient hatreds among peoples. (It is notable
that while I have regretted not granting grace
to others, Iâ€™ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward Herbert

On Oct 21, 2020, at 3:12 PM, mmmat wrote:

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Hi Group,

I am working with an individual that is very
low vision and is also suffering from a mild
case of dementia and he gets overwhelmed
easily. He is using an iPhone 8 and I am very
reluctant to turn on voice over. I think it
will be too difficult for him to remember the voiceover commands.

There are two immediate things that I want to
accomplish with him using the Hey Siri command
or any other speaking options if available.

First is there an easy way to answer a incoming
phone call without being able to see the
screen. Second, we were able to successfully
send an email message using the Hey Siri
command. Is there a way to have Siri read and
email message aloud. Every time I ask Siri to
read my email messages, it only tells me the
name of the sender and the subject line and
does not read the actual email message.

Any help is much appreciated.

Mario

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